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WEB22 hours ago — PORT RICHEY — The Planning and Zoning Board on Sept. 17 approved language that would amend the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The change would create the Cotee River Landing US 19 Corridor category for future use development that could be zoned for up to 40 dwelling units per acre with …
Pine Island homes devastated by storm surge - News
WEB10 hours ago — PINE ISLAND — Cathy Beaver doesn’t own the house that abuts Pine Island Park. She is a tenant. She didn’t wait to get moving when the storm warnings started coming, she said, moving household goods and even lawn equipment from the basement of the two-story house to its upstairs area before evacuating in advance of the storm surge.
County declares mandatory evacuation to start Tuesday morning
WEB5 hours ago — Residents seeking safe shelter are encouraged to leave starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday and arrive at their planned location by noon on Wednesday, Oct. 9. “Mandatory evacuations have been issued for all areas west of U.S. 19, which includes evacuation zones A, B, and C. All residents living in coastal and low-lying areas, as well as manufactured ...
Hurricane Milton now a Category 4 as it moves toward Florida’s …
WEB8 hours ago — The National Hurricane Center said Milton could bring storm surge up to 12 feet in Tampa Bay. Hurricane Milton strengthened to a Category 4 storm early Monday. Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida late Wednesday after strengthening to a Category 4 or 5 hurricane that could be the worst Tampa Bay has seen in …
County opens two additional shelters as hurricane approaches
WEB1 hour ago — HERNANDO COUNTY – On Tuesday morning at 8 a.m., the county will open three shelters for those who need refuge from Hurricane Milton, the county announced Monday afternoon, Oct. 7. In addition to the previously announced shelter at Challenger K-8 at 13400 Elgin Blvd., in Spring Hill, for special needs, general population and pets, the ...
Devastation and tears in Weeki Wachee as residents calculate the …
WEB10 hours ago — Angie Walasek, CEO of the United Way of Hernando County, pointed to the goods inside the center at the Weeki Wachee Area Club, 7442 Shoal Line Blvd., and told her to take what she needed. Driving the streets of Weeki Wachee toward Hernando Beach and Pine Island, you can’t miss the devastation.
Schools, government offices to close Wednesday as fast-moving …
WEBSep 23, 2024 — BROOKSVILLE – A tropical disturbance churning west of Jamaica likely will become a tropical storm on Tuesday and a hurricane on Wednesday, county emergency management officials said Monday afternoon, and the storm is expected to affect Pasco and Hernando counties.
It’s time to evacuate – now, county’s emergency chief says
WEBSep 25, 2024 — BROOKSVILLE – If you live west of U.S. 19 and near the coast, you’re running out of time to get moving. County Emergency Manager David DeCarlo said at the 6 p.m. press conference at the Sheriff’s Emergency Operations Center that new estimates of an eight- to 12-foot storm surge for Hernando County’s coastal and low-lying areas could leave an entire single-story home under water.
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WEB2 days ago — Port Richey, FL (34668) Today. Cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 74F. Winds light and variable..
Hundreds rescued as floods hit West Pasco - News
WEBAug 31, 2023 — In unincorporated West Pasco, Hudson took the brunt of the storm, with crews using boats to rescue people, most of whom lived in Zone A, decided not to evacuate and, like everybody else in the area were stunned by the speed at which the storm surge rose. Pasco County reported rescuing 150 people, ages 9 …